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Nov 11, 2023 · The Cheetah Reintroduction Project in India formally commenced on September 17, 2022, to restore the population of cheetahs, which were declared extinct in the country in 1952. The project involves the translocation of cheetahs from South Africa and Namibia to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
Since the late 1980s, further plans were made to introduce members of related sub-species Southeast African cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus jubatus ). In 2022, as a part of Project Cheetah, cheetahs flown in from Namibia and South Africa were introduced to Kuno National Park in India.
May 8, 2023 · The team observed that twenty cheetahs were successfully translocated to Kuno National Park (KNP) in September 2022 and February 2023 from southern Africa in the initial phase of an ambitious project to re-establish the species within its historical range in India.
Sep 17, 2023 · The story so far: The first batch of eight cheetahs from Namibia arrived on September 17, 2022, officially launching Project Cheetah, India’s cheetah introduction programme. An overview of the...
Jan 7, 2022 · Cheetahs are coming back to India. 50 Cheetahs to be reintroduced in National Parks over five years, under 'Action Plan for Introduction of Cheetah in India’. Mumbai, 7 January 2022. India is going to be home once again to the majestic presence of cheetah, the world’s fastest land animal.
Jan 25, 2024 · To re-establish a viable and free-ranging cheetah population in India within what used to be their natural habitat in the country, the first eight cheetahs were transported to Madhya Pradesh’s...
Nov 9, 2023 · A year after it was launched, Project Cheetah, India’s ambitious attempt to introduce African cats in the wild in the country, has claimed to have achieved short-term success on four counts: “50% survival of introduced cheetahs, establishment of home ranges, birth of cubs in Kuno”, and revenue generation for local communities. The claims assessed.
Sep 18, 2023 · Their arrival marked the final phase of a 13-year-long effort called Project Cheetah, which aims to reintroduce the big cat species to India’s grasslands 70 years after they were hunted into...
Sep 17, 2023 · Conservation breeding of Cheetah Centre, Cheetah Research Centre, Interpretation Centre, Cheetah Management Training Centre and Cheetah Safari are being planned. The two Namibian female cheetah, with wild origin but reared in captivity, are showing signs of wild behaviour due to re-wilding efforts.
Aug 3, 2022 · The cheetah is set to be reintroduced in India, nearly 60 years after it became extinct in the country.
